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FORECASTERS say more cars will be built in the next 20 years than in the ENTIRE HISTORY of the car industry to date! This is set to create problems for car manufacturers and owners alike, if the worldwide recycling business does not create international standards. There is a fear that millions of scrapped cars could [...]

CRM fills scrappage hole

CAR dealers are using CRM tools to help fill the sales-driving hole left by the end of scrappage incentives. Instead of relying on the scrappage scheme to draw customers in, dealers are being more proactive and using trick CRM Best Practice to do the same. Tech firm Pinewood MD Neville Briggs said this was being [...]

VX220 launches service

VAUXHALL sportscar fans recently helped charity by driving up bidding to £4700 for a scrap VX220. The Lotus-derived sportscar went for so little because it was a ropy example ‘given’ to the new Giveacar charity firm. Giveacar is the brainchild of former dealer Tom Chance. It offers to take customers’ car off them, for free, [...]

V5 loophole closed

THE scrapping of a logbook loophole has been welcomed by one leading car salvage auction specialist. London-based Bluecycle have welcomed the Government’s decision to amend the DVLA’s V5C document, closing a money-making loophole and stopping hundreds of unauthorized scrap yards cashing in at the expense of reputable recycling plants. The revision effectively deletes the ‘Scrapped’ [...]

August sales fall 17.5%

SMMT data has revealed a huge 17.5% decline in registrations as dealers are hit by not having scrappage. 55,305 new cars were registered in August 2010. The SMMT says this compares poorly to 2009, where sales were incentivised by the scrappage scheme – but actually also mark a return to usual patterns seen prior to [...]



Kia swaps to 7yr Switch  

Kia swaps to 7yr Switch

 

KIA dealers are to launch a scrappage replacement scheme to save owners trading cars aged 7 years or older. The 7-year age limit will also help Kia dealers promote the Kia 7 year warranty! Savings of up to £2000 are on offer – that’s on the Kia Soul, pro cee’d, cee’d SW and cee’d hatchback. [...]

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Mitsubishi on 2010 upturn  

Mitsubishi on 2010 upturn

 

2009 sales may have been down by a quarter but Mitsubishi sales and marketing director Toby Marshall is upbeat. ‘Scrappage wasn’t the number one priority.’ The focus of 2009 was different. Dealer profitability was the new goal, achieved via two major initiatives. First Mitsubishi took away the traditional dealer costs, so that training, brochures, IT [...]

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Lowest used car sales  

Lowest used car sales

 

USED car sales in 2009 plunged to their lowest level in almost a decade reports data expert Experian. A drop of 5.7 percent saw 6,798,864 used cars sold in 2009. This is comparable to 2000, says Experian, when 6,713,269 used cars were sold – and is a culmination of sales that fell every singe quarter [...]

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Scrappage time almost up  

Scrappage time almost up

 

SCRAPPAGE deals are running dry for many car makers with some insiders predicting they will close order books today. Many big brands are down to their final initial allocations under the Government’s official Exit Strategy scheme. Unless and until further allocations are dished out for the the last dregs of the scrappage fund pot, the [...]

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Scrappage aids CO2  

Scrappage aids CO2

 

CO2 emissions fell by the largest ever amount in 2009 thanks to the effects of the scrappage scheme. The average new car emitted 149.5g/km CO2 – 21.2 percent less than in 1997. Furthermore, the average car sold under the scrappage scheme emitted just 133.3g/km, 26.8 percent less CO2 than the average scrapped car. It’s also [...]

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06.03.10: The cars that should never have been crushed  

06.03.10: The cars that should never have been crushed

 

BY NOW we all know how scrappage works; we take our ‘useless’, rusty old banger in and get £2,000 off a shiny, clean, brand new motor. At least that’s how it’s meant to work, but some people have a very different idea of what constitutes an ‘old banger’. Having spoken to dealers in the North [...]

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Relief at February sales  

Relief at February sales

 

STRONG February new car sales have been boosted by the extension to the scrappage scheme say dealers. The RMIF says the decision to extend the scheme into March, coupled with last year’s extra funds for the scheme, means sustained demand has benefited showroom traffic. Scrappage sales accounted for more than 19 percent of sales in [...]

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February 2010 sales grow  

February 2010 sales grow

 

SALES figures for February have been released and continue to show a scrappage scheme boost. The market rose by 26.4 percent compared to 2009, with 68,686 new car sales. Scrappage accounted for 19.6 percent – making February the 8th consecutive month of new car sales growth, said SMMT chief Paul Everitt. As much of the [...]

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Used car supply drought  

Used car supply drought

 

CAR dealers will face a severe shortage of used car stock in 2010 due to plunging new car sales. Supplies of 1- and 2-year-old cars are to face a ‘major reduction’. Scrappage has compounded the problem further, warns Glass’s Guide editor Adrian Rushmore  – 300k new car sales were generated from it in 2009, but [...]

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Scrapped cars return  

Scrapped cars return

 

DANGEROUS cars that have escaped scrappage are illegally managing to return onto the UK’s roads. Bluecycle reports that 1 MILLION cars a year are escaping scrappage because there are not enough resources to govern their destruction. This means dodgy scrapyards are ‘bringing cars back from the dead’, at the expense of official car dismantlers. It’s [...]

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2011 £5k green grant  

2011 £5k green grant

 

GOVERNMENT officials have revealed details of a green car grant to incentivise low-carbon cars. From January 2011, car buyers can get up to £5k towards buying a green new motor. It is called Plug-in Car Grant and will be offered by car dealers against the price of eligible electric cars such as the Nissan LEAF. [...]

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Scrappage Exit response  

Scrappage Exit response

 

SCRAPPAGE key car maker players have given Car Dealer Magazine their thoughts on the Exit Phase scheme. Ford, Kia and Toyota have all offered us their views. And it is Kia that is most outspoken! ‘KMUK is somewhat disappointed,’ said a spokesman, ‘that the scrappage scheme exit plan does not properly reflect the clear view [...]

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'It's not end of the world'  

‘It’s not end of the world’

 

THE end of the scrappage scheme doesn’t have to mean the end of the world, car dealers have told us. We’ve been out on the road in Darlington, County Durham, quizzing dealerships about the end of the scheme and were surprised at just how positive dealers were. On the day the last of the scrappage [...]

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Scrappage Exit Phase has begun  

Scrappage Exit Phase has begun

 

SCRAPPAGE Exit Phase plans begin today with 37 car brands each handed an allocation from remaining funds. The managed run-down of the scrappage fund is being instigated to ensure closing-stage dramas are minimised. Car Dealer Magazine was briefed on the Exit Phase plans by the BIS on Monday, but sworn to secrecy. A senior spokesperson [...]

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SMMT supports scrappage  

SMMT supports scrappage

 

SMMT support has been granted to the BIS managed rundown of the scrappage scheme which starts today. ‘It ensures the fairest means of distributing the remaining scrappage funding,’ sys the car industry body. ‘The quota system will ensure an orderly end to the scheme with buyers and manufacturers both having a clear understanding of available [...]

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22.2.10: Secret scrappage news we can't tell you... yet!  

22.2.10: Secret scrappage news we can’t tell you… yet!

 

CAR Dealer Magazine has been sworn to secrecy. And, when we’re given embargoes, we respect ‘em. Man, it’s frustrating sometimes, though! I’ve just got back from Central London, where I’ve been listening to a full-on briefing all about the exit phase of the scrappage scheme. Held by BIS top names, it was literally an exclusive: [...]

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Hyundai chief 2010 fears  

Hyundai chief 2010 fears

 

HYUNDAI chief Tony Whitehorn decided to show his after scrap hand early because of fears for 2010. The pragmatic managing director of Hyundai UK told Car Dealer he’s worried a combination of the end of scrappage, a general election and predicted tax rises could hit car sales in the second half of the year. The [...]

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Scrap tool boosts leads  

Scrap tool boosts leads

 

AUTOTORQ.COM has benefitted from being fast to market in developing a tool to aid scrappage sales. The firm was among the first firms to develop a car dealer devise for maximising scrap leads capture. This has resulted in an increase in customer leads of over 12 percent. The firm launched its online scrappage-boosting tool last [...]

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05.02.10: How we broke scrap extension story FIRST  

05.02.10: How we broke scrap extension story FIRST

 

WE love a scoop here at Car Dealer – even if they ruin our plans completely! It’s not the first time an extension to the scrappage scheme has caught us out, but this time really was last minute. With 95 per cent of the pages finished for the next issue of Car Dealer – which goes [...]

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Hyundai beats Ford  

Hyundai beats Ford

 

FORD may be top new car seller in the UK but it holds 2nd place to Hyundai in the scrappage league. To date, Hyundai has sold 36,647 new cars under the scrap scheme. This compares with Ford’s 35,564 total – and the two brands are way ahead of the 3rd-placed manufacturer, Toyota. The Japanese firm [...]

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